Mount Saviour Monastery

May 2023 News:
The community and guests were blessed to have Bishop Joseph Bambera from our neighboring diocese of Scranton on retreat with us for several days. On the 6th he was the celebrant for Mass.

The next day the annual Damasus Memorial Lecture Series talk was presented in our chapel by Sister Kathleen Hughes RSCJ. Her talk on the Eucharist was extremely well received. Many of her sisters have been guests of the monastery through the years.
That Sunday night we had no guests for our usual weekly buffet supper. The community decided to eat in our small refectory for what was our first talking supper since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 9th was a busy pen session day with the sheep. They all received inoculations and other post birthing care. Our total this year was 161 births from 93 mothers.
On the 19th a group of deacons about to be ordained arrived from the Archdiocese of New York for their pre-ordination retreat. Their retreat lasted until the 24th. Please remember them and their diaconal ministry in prayer.
On the 26th we woke up to yet another late season frosty morning.
 

  All went exceedingly well with this year's sheep shearing on the 27th. Two shearers completed the task of shearing 121 ewes by early afternoon under sunny skies with temperatures in the 60's. All the newborn lambs also received vaccinations. The last ewe sheared was done the old fashion way with hand shearers instead of electric clippers.
  The next day, the feast of Pentecost, the community and congregation resumed singing a recessional at the end of Mass. That's the first time since COVID-19 put the kibosh on singing in the chapel. Trappist jams and jellies have also reappeared in our Gift Shop now that more guests are visiting us once again.
COMING EVENTS:
August 13 Dedication Day. Mass will be at 10:00 am.